This video of a large intake vortex at Lake Texoma has been viraling around the Internet since it was filmed late last month. The video was filmed by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Tulsa District.
Read more...July 3, 2015

This adorable southern pudu fawn was born at the Queens Zoo on May 12. The Queens Zoo in New York is run by the Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS). The pudu is the smallest species of deer in the world. They only reach only 12 to 14 inches (30 to 35 cm) at the shoulder.
Read more...June 22, 2015

A rhinocerous at the Zoological Center in Tel Aviv wears a special mask to protect its eyes from flies. The AP reports that the mask was designed by Neta Gueta, an Israeli zookeeper. Putting the mask on the rhino does not look like an easy task and a zookeeper can be seen risking injury in the video below to get the mask on the rhino.
Read more...December 3, 2014

In this video from the Wildlife Aid Foundation an animal rescuer named Simon helsp rescue a cygnet (baby swan) that is stuck on a fence. This would be an easy job were it not for a very protective male father swan, the cob.
Read more...October 4, 2014

CBS This Morning reports that California Redwoods are being attacked by poachers. The trees are 500 to 700 years old on average. Some of the biggest trees are up to 2,000 years old. Burl poachers have damaged at least 25 trees. There is a black market for the wood. Park rangers say the burls are essential to the forest for reproduction. It sounds like the park needs an influx of cash to install cameras and other security measures. The park has tried closing certain roads and has increased surveillance in the park.
Read more...May 9, 2014

Aerial Perspective frightens geese with its Goosebuster Drone. The video below shows how it works. The company says, "Goose droppings pose a wide range of serious public health risks to humans including a wide variety of pathogens, diseases, viruses and parasite." The company says they can ruin crops and beaches. The geese clearly do not like the flying drones, which make a lot of noise.
Read more...May 3, 2014

A Mahi Mahi can be seen beaching itself on a beach in southwest Australia. The beautiful fish comes straight towards a man on the beach in the weird incident. The fish didn't seem to understand it was at the edge of the water. It can be seen turning back around near the end of the clip.
Read more...April 2, 2014

Three deer stranded on a frozen lake were rescued by MedCity Hovercraft using their hovercraft vehicles. The lake is Albert Lea lake in Minnesota. The deer were unable to get back to land after wandering out on the ice. The video was recorded using Gopro Hero3. We are glad these three deer are safe thanks to the father and son team. One of the owners told KSTP that one of the deer came closer to them as if he knew the men were going to help him. The hovercraft are quite useful on the ice.
Read more...February 22, 2014

People are hiking across the frozen Lake Superior this winter to view the impressive ice caves on Apostle Island National Lakeshore. People are hiking across the frozen Lake Superior this winter to view the impressive ice caves on Apostle Island National Lakeshore in northern Wisconsin. At least 35,000 people have hiked 2 miles on the ice to view the caves. Normally the trip requires a kayak.
Read more...February 14, 2014